The business of business news: South Africa's financial press and the political process

Ecquid Novi

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 24-41

  Brand, Robert ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

African National Congress; Business news; Employment and redistribution (Gear); Financial Mail; Financial press; Growth

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955368331     PISSN: 02560054     EISSN: 19420773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/ajs.31.1.24     Document Type: Article

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